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RalphieJ
01-29-2024, 06:46 PM
I've seen C4, a small orange flash, lifted from a mortar, but what color is the flash from dynamite?

Arclight
01-29-2024, 07:51 PM
I've seen C4, a small orange flash, lifted from a mortar, but what color is the flash from dynamite?

You'll get either no flash or some yellow. They add AN and other ingredients to most dynamites to lower the temperature of its combustion gases. This makes it "permissible" in underground mining, as it's less likely to spark a coal dust or methane explosion.